The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-09
RESCUED FROM SHAME.
AN OFFICERS GALLANT AND
EFFICIENT WORK.

EFFICIENT WORK.
Railroad Taxes Paid. Effort on Behalf
ofLeggett- Interesting Tax Case
-Murderous Moonshiners-F Failure of
an Insurance Company and Interest
ing Points at Issue.
ATLANTA, GA, June S--Several DAYS ago
Jennie Ransom, a handsome 16-year-old girl,
ran away from her family here, and went
to Griffin The matter was reported to
Chief Connolly, who located the girl at a
direputable house in Griffin and dispatched
Officer George Hamilton to that point this
afternoon with instructions to bring her
home When the officer got to
the house and explained his mis-
sion, Jennie jumped out of window,
followed by Hamilton. Two men helped
the girl over the fence and started off with
her, but Hamilton ran them down and
captured the girl, bringing her to Atlanta
on the midnight train The men offered no
resistance, but Hamilton was informed that
certain Griffin policemen conspired with the
men to aid the girl in getting away from
him, but he was too quick for them. The
girl was lodged safely at her home on Dairy
street in this city ait midnight
A GUARANTY FUND COMPANY FAILS.
According to statement received
by the Comptroller to-day, from
the members of the association,
the Guaranty Fund and Mutual Aid So
ciety, of Augusta has failed and issued
circular to the membership that it would
consolidate with the Chicago Guaranty
Fund and Life Society. The charter of the
Augusta company provides for a deposit
fund, called safety fund, which is to go
with this consolidation. A gentleman
writing to the Comptroller understands
that this fund cannot be touched
TO tnrn over TO any party
except its members, who desire
it distributed among themselves He wants
to know the law touching the management
of failed companies and the Comptrollel's
powers. The Comptroller replied that moth
ing in the charter of the Augusta company
authorizes the management, after a failure,
TO transfer the funds. They must remain
in the hands of the legally appointed trustee
of the company until their disposition is
settled by the courts The Augusta com
pany was one of those shut out in March for
their failure to make the semi-annual re-
turns, but were reinstated because they had
complied with the spirit of the law.
RAILROAD TAXES.
The Central railroad filed returns of prop
erty and income for taxation to-day The
aggregate property subject to taxes, leased
lines was S4349, 92l 80, a decrease from
last return of S2S, 443 So This does not in
clude the Southwestern nor the Savannah
division. Income tax; receipts South
western, Ssl3,099 40; expenses, s60,s26 90;
net earnings, S204,572 81; on which
the tax is S1,O22 66, an increase over
last year of S201 IA; receipts, Central
S1.S62, $50 50; expenses, $1,045, 1873 A; net
income of SSl6,S96 So; on which the
tax is S4,0S4 As; last year it was 1855 b.
INTERESTING CASE.
The estate of the late Richard Tubman, of
Augusta, is devised, after the death of his
wife, to the trustees of the academy of
Richmond county, to found and maintain a
poorhouse The income has been on the
tax income digest of Richmond county
The Comptroller is asked to instruct the
Tax Receiver to leave it off the digest this
year, because it is public charity and ex-
empt They cite the Georgia constitution in
the case of the First Methodist church VS.
the Mayor and Council of Atlanta, and the
wardens and vestiymen of st. Mark S
church VS.. the city of Brunswick The
Comptrollers opinion is favorable, but he
will submit it to the Attorney General.
REWARD OFFERED.
Mrs William Wilson, of Polk county,
was criminally assaulted May 81. Richard
Lewis negro, was suspected. An Execu-
tive reward was offered to-day OF 500 for
Lewis, or the guilty party.
NEW CORONER
T. J. Holman is commissioned Coroner of
Crawford county, vice S. Bond, deceased
CHANCE FOR LEGGETT
William Clifton, of Savannah, who OBJ
tanned respite for Joseph Leggett, now to
hang at Reidsville on June II, has asked a
hearing of the Governor Saturday or Mon
day, to commute the sentence. The inn
preston here is that the case is hopeless.
CONGRESSES THE MURDER OF ECHoLs.
Charlie Edwards, a negro, has been in
GAINESVILLE Jail sllspectedofa ssassinatingWil-
liam r. Echols, murdered on the night of
May 81, near Rabun junction. A report to-
day says that he confessed the crime last
night. He says white woman, with whom
he and Echols were intimate, wanted to get
rid of Echols and persuaded him to assas-
sinate him.
MURDERoUs MooNsHINERs.
HARRISON county has become noted for the
desperate character of its moonshiners. For
n long time they have been wreaking ven
geance upon the citizens who were suspect
ed of giving information against them.
The house of II. L. Cornell an old man
living near Tallapoosa, has three times been
fired into. The last time Deputy Marshal
Rowe was there, but no one was injured
Rowe's house was also burned a short time
ago and other lawless acts were
perpetlated. An Investigation has been in
progress for some time, and as result
warrant has been issued for Ebenezer Nc
Whorter, charging him with distlling, con-
spiracy and obstructing an officer 1t was
placed in the hands of Deputy Marshal Me-
Donald, who arrested McWhorter this morn
ing and brought him TO Atlanta. He was
examined before Commissioner Haight and
the bail fixed at $500 In default he was
committed to the Fulton county Jail.